Audio Transcription Services
Our audio transcription service converts recordings into written transcripts for interviews, podcasts, business meetings and specialist projects. Tell us the audio length, number of speakers, language, format and deadline. We will confirm the appropriate transcript style and quote. Explore our main transcription service.
Transcription can involve human review and appropriate tools depending on the recording and project requirements. For sensitive recordings, please tell us whether the transcript must be manually transcribed, timestamped or made subject to special confidentiality arrangements.
We scope audio quality, speaker identification, technical terminology and the level of proofreading before work starts. Confidentiality and file-sharing requirements can be agreed as part of the project.
Come work with experts who understand audio transcription inside out and provide reasonably priced audio transcription UK services to our worldwide clients.
No audio transcription software, only human transcribers. Request audio transcription FREE Quote now!

UK’s Leading Online Transcription Service Provider
At Locate Translate, our clients can avail themselves of a wide array of audio transcription services we offer. Be it Verbatim and Detailed Notes, our service is all-encompassing, both thorough and specialised. Our services can lend themselves to customization and personalization depending upon your needs to convert your audio to text accurately. Furthermore, we offer our clients additional options like timestamps and speaker identification to deliver more revealing and rich transcripts. The reason we deliver perfect transcripts is that we leverage the skills of our human-transcribers and stay away from deploying software for audio to text transcription.
As UK’s leading online transcription service provider, we’ve worked with businesses, universities, health trusts, court officials, law firms. We can transcribe your audio files to text in 30+ languages, including Arabic to English Transcription, English to English Transcription, Multilingual Transcription, Medical Transcription, etc.
Affordable Audio Transcription
We provide affordable audio transcription in 30+ languages. Flexibility to handle last-minute amendments with rapid turnaround.
Human-Done Transcription
We don’t deploy audio transcription software but human transcribers to carry out transcriptions.
Professional transcript review
Transcripts are reviewed against the supplied audio according to the agreed style, timestamps and speaker labelling. Sound quality and speaker overlap may require follow-up clarification.
30+ Languages
We have a specialised team of audio transcriptionists well versed in 30+ languages.
24x7 Availability
Should you need urgent audio to transcription service, we’re available 24×7 to help.
Dedicated Account Manager
You will be assigned a dedicated account manager. He will act as a bridge connecting our transcriptionists with your team.
Transcription quality review
Our transcription workflow includes scoping, specialist assignment and appropriate checking so the output matches the recording type and intended use.

Audio Transcription for a Range of Industries
At Locate Translate, we offer audio transcription to a variety of industries. Transcribing an audio file makes it referenceable, hence manifolds its value. Similarly, by transcribing meetings, we’re able to make its content more meaningful.
Industries we specialize in, include:
Market Research – Get valuable insights from In-Depth Interviews, Focus Groups, User Testing, etc. with help from our audio transcription services.
Legal – Get verbatim transcripts and detailed notes of court footages, such as Court Proceedings, Witness Statements, Police Interviews, etc. with help from our audio transcription to text services.
Healthcare and Medical – Get transcription of recorded audio medical consultations, research, discussions, etc. with help from our medical transcribers conversant in medical terminology.
Other industries we cater to include Financial, where we transcribe presentations, conference calls, and other data resources; Education, where we transcribe audio files of lectures and transform them into lecture notes easy to read through and understandable; Human Resources, where we assist professionals with transcription of disciplinary hearings, appraisals, etc.
Verbatim Audio & Video Transcription
Like said earlier, we adapt our services to your needs. If what you need is verbatim transcription, it’s what you will get and pay for. Verbatim transcript of audio and video file is easier to comprehend with filler words removed, and is the easiest way to convert an audio file into a written document in its entirety.


Detailed Notes Audio & Video Transcription
When you find yourself running short on time and cannot watch or listen to the video or audio because of its sheer length, Detailed Notes come in handy. It captures the gist of the recording in full, without ignoring even a minute detail considered important. You’re, in short, delivered a complete summary of participant responses intelligently crafted into a textual form by our transcribers while getting rid of off-topic talk speakers indulge in, to make the transcript concise and readily available.
Add-Ons to Avail with our Audio Transcription Services
You can avail of additional features to add to your audio transcription. These include a) timestamps, b) speaker identification, c) Urgent Transcription. Besides linguistic expertise, our transcriptionists have mastery of niche-specific terminology, be it medical or legal and can transcribe within the deadline even complex transcriptions with unmatched accuracy.


A Quick Look at our Transcription Process
Upload your File – Whether you’ve got audio or video file that you want transcribed, you can email it directly to us at hello@locatetranslate.co.uk or upload to our website.
Choose a Transcription Service – You can choose from our array of transcription services the one that perfectly fits your needs, based on type and turnaround time, and confirm your order.
We Transcribe your File – Our Account Manager will assign a skilled transcriber to do transcription and ensure the delivery of the same within the deadline.
Receive your Transcripts – The finished transcript is delivered to you via email or however you choose to download it. Either way, we will deliver it securely ad in record time.
FAQ
Can’t I Just Audio Transcription Software?
The problem with automated speech to text software is that it’s not accurate. At maximum, you can get an accuracy of 85%, which isn’t enough given the sensitivity of the content involved. Human transcription and subsequent review can help improve reliability, particularly on challenging recordings. Just upload your audio/video file and we will assign a professional transcriber to get the job done.
Which Audio Formats are Preferred?
We can work with any digital audio formats, most common among ones include:
ACT, AAC, DVF (Sony recorder), AIFC (Compressed AIFF), AIFF, APE, AMR, CAF (Apple Core Audio Format), AU, DSP TrueSpeech, DCT (Express Dictate, MSRS, etc.), OGG, DSS, FLAC, DVS (Royal recorder), M4A, MP2, MP3, MPC, MSV (Sony recorder), RA / RM (RealAudio), QCP, SPX, SHN, VOX, VOC, WAV (aLaw, ADPCM, PCM, GSM 6.10, uLaw codecs) and WMA.
How Do You Keep Client Data Confidential?
At Locate Translate, only transcribers who have signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement with us are assigned transcription projects. So, for sure you can rest assured that all your files are secured against unauthorized access.
How Do You Deliver Transcripts?
The most preferred way to deliver transcripts has been to email them to the client. At the time of upload, the email address registered with us will receive the transcript as an email attachment in the editable Word .docx format. However, if you would rather prefer to download it directly from the client area, you may need to sign up for an account.
Who Will Transcribe my Audio?
At Locate Translate, we assign only vetted professional transcriptionists, who are experts in the language in question and conversant in the niche involved – legal, medicine, finance, etc – to transcribe audio to text.
How Long Does Audio Transcription Take?
At Locate Translate, we offer audio transcription services in two variants: standard and express. In both cases, however, the time taken is determined by the length of the recording, besides the type of transcription needed. After you request audio transcription FREE QUOTE from us and let us know your requirements, we will give you the more exact turnaround time and price it may cost you.
Looking for Audio Transcription Services?
Locate Translate houses professional audio transcriptionists to offer audio transcription services of all kinds. Write to us at hello@locatetranslate.co.uk and we will get back immediately with a FREE Transcription QUOTE.
